Chambers Review
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Media & Entertainment - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
Murta Goyanes Advogados is a renowned Rio de Janeiro-based firm, with a solid track record assisting players in the audio-visual, film production and music sectors with a range of media and entertainment law mandates. It garners praise for its expertise assisting companies with the drafting and negotiation of agreements relating to audio-visual projects and issuing legal opinions on legislation and regulations, as well as risk assessments. Additional capabilities include representing clients in image rights and copyright infringement lawsuits.
Strengths
Murta Goyanes has excellent lawyers who are experienced and agile.
They are very experienced and bring us security. Murta Goyanes are specialists in dealing with streaming platforms.
They deal with highly complex cases and are very responsive.
Work Highlights
Murta Goyanes Advogados is representing ByteDance in a lawsuit filed by the artist Bruna Couto seeking damages as well as the termination of an agreement with SoundOn - the client’s music distribution business - for its alleged breach.
Notable practitioners
Marcelo Goyanes has been an absolutely reliable person, professionally and personally.
Marcelo has a pro-business mindset, is responsive and practical. He has exceptional knowledge in media and entertainment and is extremely pleasant to work with.
He has been working in the media market for many years, thus his track record is very good. Marcelo is a specialist in several processes, especially when involving streaming platforms.
Beatriz Novás Fontoura Paci is well regarded by market sources and clients for her solid activity in the media and entertainment arena, with special focus on regulatory matters.
She is a good professional who is well known and handles a high volume of cases for big players in the market.
Beatriz has been very active in this market. She is a rising lawyer.